Show HN: Font Tester – Preview fonts on custom content

https://fonts.tomhadley.link/

10•solumos•4mo ago

I've been looking for new fonts to use for a new project, but there weren't any great tools for seeing how a particular serif font for headers would look with another sans font for paragraph text, so I built a tool that lets you compare, adjust, and tinker with the way you'd use a font in your specific project before downloading it/setting it up.

This is only using the free Google fonts for now. If there are other open-source fonts I should add, let me know and I'll add them!

Comments

solumos•4mo ago

Just a couple of updates:

- I added some fonts from https://fontlibrary.org/

- I added a "click to select" feature to the previews

- Added support for code blocks (previously missing)

Would love any feedback, or any suggestions for free fonts to add.

kkaske•4mo ago

I really like this! Nicely done!

Would it b possible to allow users to type in a custom font into a text box? That way a font that is install on their system can be tested. Could allow people to use this tool to test commercial fonts.

solumos•4mo ago

Great suggestion, I just added this feature.

ugh123•4mo ago

Very useful and goes well beyond any font browser i've worked with

replwoacause•4mo ago

What a cool project! Quite useful, thanks for sharing

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